Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Buxus sempervirens

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synonym: Buxus suffruticosa, variegata

organ parasitic mode stage note taxonomic group parasite
leaf leaf spot Nectriaceae Calonectria pseudonaviculata
stem kanker Nectriaceae Pseudonectria buxi
leaf leaf spot Phyllostictaceae Phyllosticta auerswaldii
leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Oligonychus ununguis
leaf scale Coccidae Coccus hesperidum
stem scale Diaspididae Pseudaulacaspis pentagona
leaf vagrant Noctuidae Noctua comes
scale Diaspididae Chrysomphalus dictyospermi
leaf scale Eriococcidae Eriococcus buxi
leaf leaf spot Xylariaceae Sphaeria lichenoides var. buxicola
leaf leaf spot Phyllostictaceae Phyllosticta buxina
leaf leaf spot Phyllostictaceae Phyllosticta sphingina
stem kanker Nectriaceae Nectria mariae
leaf vagrant Miridae Phytocoris buxi
leaf vagrant rarely Miridae Phytocoris juniperi
predator Anthocoridae Brachysteles parvicornis
predator Anthocoridae Anthocoris amplicollis
predator Anthocoridae Anthocoris confusus
predator Anthocoridae Anthocoris nemorum
leaf vagrant Coreidae Gonocerus juniperi
leaf vagrant Miridae Pinalitus cervinus
predator Anthocoridae Anthocoris butleri
fruit vagrant Coreidae Gonocerus acuteangulatus
scale Diaspididae Chrysomphalus pinnulifer
leaf scale Diaspididae Unaspis euonymi
stem scale Margarodidae Icerya purchasi
leaf vagrant Erebidae Hyphantria cunea
leaf vagrant Lycaenidae Celastrina argiolus
leaf vagrant Cicadellidae Orientus ishidae
leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Bryobia kissophila
leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Eurytetranychus latus
leaf vagrant Tetranychidae Panonychus ulmi
stem vagrant Flatidae Metcalfa pruinosa
leaf vagrant Crambidae Cydalima perspectalis
stem scale Coccidae Parthenolecanium corni
stem scale Diaspididae Dynaspidiotus britannicus
leaf vagrant Psyllidae Spanioneura fonscolombei
leaf hidden Tortricidae Ditula angustiorana
leaf vagrant Eriophyidae Eriophyes tricheutes
leaf vagrant Unknown code! Eriophyidae Eriophyes parabuxi
leaf vagrant Eriophyidae Calepitrimerus buxi
systemic scale Diaspididae Parlatoria oleae
systemic gall Eriophyidae Eriophyes canestrinii
leaf bud gall Eriophyidae Eriophyes buxi
leaf bud gall Eriophyidae Eriophyes crinites
leaf gall Cecidomyiidae Monarthropalpus flavus
leaf gall Eriophyidae Aceria unguiculata
leaf gall Psyllidae Psylla buxi
leaf pustule telia Pucciniales Puccinia buxi
leaf vagrant summer generation Aphididae Aphis fabae

Organ

the part of the plant that most conspicuously is hit by the parasite

all buds: both flower buds and leaf buds
flower: also inflorescence
leaf: also needle, phyllodium, petiole
leaf bud: also unfolding young leaf
fruit: also seed
root: also root stock, runners
root collar: also the lowest part of the stem
stem: also culm, the lower part of the peduncle, in grasses also leaf sheath
systemic: the entire above-ground plant.

PARASITIC MODE

borer: larva living internally, almost no outwards signs
down: 0.5-2 mm high fungal down
film: very thin cover of fungal tussue
gall: swelling and/or malformation
grazer: feeding at the outside of the plant
leaf spot: discoloured, often ± necrotic, generally not galled, sign of a fungus infection
miner-borer: larve initially makes a mine, lives as a borer later
pustule: plug of fungal tissue, generally brown-black and < 2 mm
stripe: longitudinal line of fungal tissue in a grass leaf
vagrant: (aphids, mites) living freely on the plant, at higher densitiy causing malformations.

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IMPORTANT

The host plant spectre of a parasite is rarely known exhaustively; this applies in particular at the species level. It is advisable therefore to check at least also the list of all parasites of this genus.

 

Last modified 17.ix.2023